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EU moves to lock down radioactive waste foreverBrussels (AFP) Nov 3, 2010 Europe's nuclear powers came under orders Wednesday to lock away forever lethal radioactive waste, as the European Commission warned of hopelessly inadequate disposal facilities. Half a century after atomic power was first produced in Britain, Europe's nuclear energy-producing countries stand accused of future negligence without a single "deep geological disposal" site equipped to withstand up to a million years of decay. And so the European Union has tabled legislative proposals that would see ... read more |
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  Green Carbon Center Takes All-Inclusive View Of Energy Rice University has created a Green Carbon Center to bring the benefits offered by oil, gas, coal, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and other energy sources together in a way that will not only help ... more | .. |
 Wheeled Snow Shovel Is Potent Green Alternative To Belching Snow Blowers Structured Solutions II announced the launch of their newly-designed wheeled snow shovel this fall. The all new Folding Frame Sno Wovel debuts in a new category of hybrid tools, combining safety for ... more | .. |
  Buoyant Times Ahead For Offshore Resource Assessments Natural Power have announced the successful long-term trial of a product development activity within the company named SeaZephIR - a patented autonomous floating platform with integrated lidar syste ... more | .. |
  Current Loss Tracked Down By Magnetic Fingerprint Scientists have been working on organic solar cells for about a decade. Their manufacture is environmentally friendly and they can be applied to all kinds of materials, such as plastic film, for ins ... more |
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  Natural Power Set To Turn Up The Heat In Biomass Sector Leading international renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has announced the company's move in to the biomass sector, further adding to their global products and services provided in the wind, ... more | .. |
 World's Most Powerful Industrial Lithium-Ion Battery Corvus Energy is transforming the marine, transportation and energy industries with its release of an advanced lithium-ion battery technology that is able to store and distribute energy in megawatt ... more | .. |
 BP sees oil spill costs rocket to 40 billion dollars The devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill is set to cost BP a staggering 40 billion dollars, the British energy giant revealed on Tuesday, after ramping up its estimate by almost a quarter. ... more | .. |
 France to hawk nuclear power, planes during China visit President Nicolas Sarkozy is to set out France's stall as a supplier of cutting edge nuclear and aviation technology this week as he hosts his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on a three-day state visit. ... more |
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 German nuclear activists say behind train chaos German activists claimed responsibility Tuesday for causing major disruption on Berlin's public transport, as they stepped up their campaign against plans to postpone the abandonment of nuclear power. ... more | .. |
 Suzlon eyes China's wind power market Indian wind turbine giant Suzlon Energy said it plans to increase its presence in China, anticipating that China will become the wind energy hot spot of the future, a company official said. ... more | .. |
  Boeing expects China fleet to triple in 20 years Boeing said Tuesday it expects China's civil aircraft fleet to triple over the next 20 years and is aiming to control more than half of the market, the world's second largest after the United States. ... more |
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 S.Korea may send troops to UAE over reactor contract Seoul is considering sending about 150 soldiers to the United Arab Emirates to protect South Korean companies and workers who will be building nuclear power plants there, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 BOC Aviation orders 30 Airbus A320 Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation announced on Wednesday it had ordered 30 Airbus A320 medium-range airliners for delivery between 2012 and 2014. ... more | .. |
 China reiterates claim to Diaoyu Islands China has rejected U.S. mediation between Tokyo and Beijing over the disputed Diaoyu Islands and reiterated that they are sovereign Chinese territory. ... more |
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  China considering rare earths strategic reserves: report China is considering setting up strategic reserves of 10 minor metals including rare earths, state media said Wednesday, as Beijing moves to tighten control of its supply of the vital minerals. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong land auction raises hopes of market cool-down Hong Kong's latest land sale fell below analysts' forecasts on Wednesday as the government ramps up measures to rein in soaring property prices in the densely populated metropolis. ... more | .. |
China stages South China Sea war games China has staged live-fire war games in the South China Sea, state media reported Wednesday, amid concerns over Beijing's territorial disputes with neighbouring nations in the area. ... more | .. |
World Bank warns China at risk from global trade imbalances The World Bank on Wednesday boosted its 2010 growth forecast for China to 10 percent, but warned that global tensions over trade imbalances could cast a shadow over the rosy economic outlook. ... more |
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Argentina, Brazil to build cargo plane Argentina and Brazil are pooling industrial resources to develop a twin-engine military aircraft that is likely to compete on the international market with manufacturers from the United States and Europe. ... more | .. |
 Californians reject proposal to repeal greenhouse gas law California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomed late Tuesday voters' rejection of a proposal to backtrack on a law limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the most populous US state. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Obama in India The White House has been at great pains to explain that President Barack Obama's visit to India this week is all about jobs and trade. But nobody in Asia believes it. ... more | .. |
  Paradise Lost And Found At Ramat Ancient gardens are the stuff of legend, from the Garden of Eden to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with Heidelberg University in Germany, ha ... more |
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